Card clip



July 12, 1966 A. DUNAJEW 3,260,006

CARD CLIP Filed Dec. 15, 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

ANATOLY buNAsew AT TOENE-(S United States Patent 3,260,066 CARD CLIPAnatoly Dunajew, Haleden, N.J., assignor to Dunmar Products, Inc., acorporation of New Jersey Filed Dec. 13, 1963, Ser. No. 330,276 2Claims. ((Ji. 40 -124) This invention relates to a clip for index orother information cards, or the like, and it is a general object of theinvention to provide a clip of highly simplified form. Another object isto provide a clip which is possessed of versatility, and endowed withefliciency.

More particularly, it is an object to provide a card clip capable offormation in a simple stamping operation, from a single blank.

It is also among the objects to provide a card clip which is easy ofmanufacture, low in cost, and rugged and durable in use.

These and other objects, which will be apparent, are attained by thepresent invention, a preferred form of which is described in thefollowing specification, as illustrated in the drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of an index mount employing clipsconstructed according to the invention;

FIGURE 2 is a central, vertical, sectional view taken on the line 22 ofFIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view of a detail through one clip and card,taken on the plane of the line 3-3 of FIG- URE 2;

FIGURE 4 is a view similar to FIGURE 3, but taken on the line 4-4 ofFIGURE 2;

FIGURE 5 is a bracketed view, in perspective, of a clip and a card,shown in exploded form;

FIGURE 6 is a top plan view of the clip of FIGURE 5;

FIGURE 7 is a perspective view of a modified index amount, employing thenovel clips, and

FIGURE 8 is a front, elevational view of the mount of FIGURE 7, as seenfrom the lower left of that figure.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference there is shown, inFIGURE 1, a rotating, index card mount, of wood or other suitablematerial, comprising a base 10, a pair of side walls 12, trapezoidal asshown, and a central drum 14, having trunnions 16, journalled in boresin side walls 12, and secured by external, cylindrical nuts 18. Drum 14has a central, raised collar 20, surrounded by a close-fitting, metalband 22, which juts beyond the collar at each side edge thereof. Thecard clips are mounted on and ride this band, as a rail.

The construction of the clip will be apparent from several of the views,but particularly FIGURE 5, wherein the unit, of spring steel, bronze orother suitable material, is seen as comprising a planiform, main body24, of generally rectangular construction, but having chamfered, outercorners 26, and an inner, stem-like, central projection 28, alsorectangular. At the two ends of body 24 are legs 30, which are arrangedat right angles to the body and are bent into a sinuous form, of one andonehalf convolutions or cycles, so as to provide inwardly directedconcavities 32, which serve to resiliently grip "ice which the innercard edge dwells, to stabilize it against tilting.

It will be seen that the cards are held steady, against removal, andagainst skewing, by the clip, and that the latter is freely movablealong band 22, which constitutes a freedom of adjusting movement, inaddition to rotation of the drum and its band.

The clip can be made in any size, to fit any card, business, index, orother, without sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

FIGURES 7 and 8 illustrate an alternative use, wherein the mountcomprises a fiat, base plate 38, with a T-form central rib, 40, whichcorresponds to the collar and band in the FIGURE 2 form, and whichreceives the clip in the same manner as do those items. This form is, ofcourse, useful in certain cases, as inside the drawers of the card indexof a library, for instance.

It will be seen that not only are the cards easily mounted on or removedfrom the clips, but also that the latter are as easily mounted on orremoved from the T holder.

While a certain, preferred embodiment has been shown and described,various modifications will be apparent, in the light of this disclosure,and the invention should not, therefore, be deemed as limited, exceptinsofar as shall appear from the spirit and scope of the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. A holder for card-type clip finder systems, comprising a mount ofT-form cross-section including a crossarm having opposed ends, a cardclip having spring legs projecting laterally away from a side thereofand adapted to snap over the ends of the cross-arms, a central tabextending between and in the same direction as said legs for engagementwith said cross-arm intermediate said ends thereof, and card-holdingmeans carried on said clip, said card-holding means comprising a centralS-form spring tabs struck from said clip, and an outer tab struck fromsaid clip at opposed ends thereof, said S and outer tabs being adaptedto support the bottom edge of said card.

2. A holder for card-type finder systems, comprising a mount of T-formcross-section including a cross-arm having opposed ends, a card-cliphaving a planiform main body including an opposed pair of ends, saidmain body portion having a central tab projecting laterally therefromintermediate said ends, said card-clip including a spring leg at eachend, respectively, of said main body portion, said legs projectinglaterally from said main body portion in the same direction as said tabwith said tab being disposed therebetween, said legs being flat, sinuousand of greater length than said tab, said legs being adapted to snapover the ends of the cross-arm of said T with said tab engaging saidcross-arm intermediate the ends thereof, means on said main body portionfor holding a card, said last-named means comprising a central S-formspring tab struck from said main body portion centrally of said endsthereof, and an outer tab struck from said main body portion, saidS-form spring tab and said outer tabs being adapted to engage andsupport the bottom edge of a card.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 992,047 5/1911Peak 4011 1,492,422 4/1924 Carter 40-311 X 1,762,311 6/1930 Schwab 4011X 2,328,806 9/1943 Hoofer 40--311 EUGENE R. CAPOZIO, Primary Examiner.

WENCELSO J. CONTRERAS, Assistant Examiner.

1. A HOLDER FOR CARD-TYPE CLIP FINDER SYSTEMS, COMPRISING A MOUNT OFT-FORM CROSS-SECTION INCLUDING A CROSSARM HAVING OPPOSED ENDS, A CARDCLIP HAVING SPRING LEGS PROJECTING LATERALLY AWAY FROM A SIDE THEREOFAND ADAPTED TO SNAP OVER THE ENDS OF THE CROSS-ARMS, A CENTRAL TABEXTENDING BETWEEN AND IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS SAID LEGS FOR ENGAGEMENTWITH SAID CROSS-ARM INTERMEDIATE SAID ENDS THEREOF, AND CARD-HOLDINGMEANS CARRIED ON SAID CLIP, SAID CARD-HOLDING MEANS COMPRISING A CENTRALS-FORM SPRING TABS STRUCK FROM SAID CLIP, AND AN OUTER TAB STRUCK FROMSAID CLIP AT OPPOSED ENDS THEREOF, SAID S AND OUTER TABS BEING ADAPTEDTO SUPPORT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID CARD.